Destroyed buildings and debris on the streets after the Germans capture Kharkov in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.

German ground and air offensive in Kharkov in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic during World War II. German field artillery and troops attack Kharkov. Soldiers advance on the battlefront. Destroyed buildings along the sides and debris on the streets. Smoke rises from the buildings. The soldiers advance on a street. Two German soldiers raise the German flag on a building. The Germans capture the city.